Abstract

Moral entrepreneurs who volunteer to enforce rules by themselves have spread in 2010s Russia. As ‘rule enforcers’ they patrol the streets to catch offenders. Some of these enforcers have conflictual relations with the police, while others operate in cooperation with it. This essay describes the development of vigilante justice in contemporary Russia. Two particularities of the Russian case are striking. First, the activities of several citizen policing initiatives are in fact recorded and posted on YouTube and VKontakte, where they reach a large audience, generating support for their activities and, in particular, for the leaders of such groups. Second, the development of these groups is not the simple outcome of a powerless state failing to maintain order or to fight crime. The essay will reveal how these new forms of policing contribute, paradoxically, to the strengthening of state authority.

摘要

自愿执行规则的道德企业家在2010年代的俄罗斯传播开来。作为“规则执行者”，他们在街道上巡逻以追捕违法者。这些执法人员中有一些与警察有冲突关系，而其他一些则与警察合作。本文介绍了当代俄罗斯警戒正义的发展。俄罗斯案的两个特殊之处引人注目。首先，实际上记录了一些公民警务举措的活动，并将其发布在YouTube和VKontakte上，它们在这里吸引了大批观众，为其活动特别是对此类团体的领导人提供了支持。第二，这些集团的发展不是一个无力的国家无法维持秩序或打击犯罪的简单结果。这篇文章将揭示这些新形式的警务如何做出贡献，